Insights / Pharmacy pay versus the U.S. median / Delaware
Pharmacy pay in Delaware
Delaware pharmacy pay sits near the country on every row. Technicians are the larger bench, and the band is tight.
A regional premium got pasted onto a Delaware technician req. The state's own figures do not show one.
Pharmacists earn $152,880 against $140,910 nationally, 1.08 times the country, with 790 employed and an upper quarter of $165,170. The pharmacist step is real, and it is modest.
Pharmacy technicians number 1,480, almost twice the pharmacist count, at $46,430 against $45,750, 1.01 times the country.
Their upper quarter is $48,040.
Pharmacy aides number 130 at $38,500 against $37,680, 1.02 times the country.
A letter that borrows a bigger state's pharmacy premium will look out of place to people who already work here.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $152,880
- 75th percentile
- $165,170
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.08
- State employment
- 790
2Pharmacy Technicians
- State median
- $46,430
- 75th percentile
- $48,040
- U.S. median
- $45,750
- State vs U.S.
- 1.01
- State employment
- 1,480
3Pharmacy Aides
- State median
- $38,500
- 75th percentile
- $39,850
- U.S. median
- $37,680
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 130
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $152,880 | $165,170 | $140,910 | 1.08 | 790 |
| 2 | Pharmacy Technicians | $46,430 | $48,040 | $45,750 | 1.01 | 1,480 |
| 3 | Pharmacy Aides | $38,500 | $39,850 | $37,680 | 1.02 | 130 |
Takeaways
- Delaware is 8 of 48 on the pharmacist median. The sort still puts pharmacists first when the open req is technicians.
- The technician band from the median to the upper quarter is narrow. There is not a hidden top quarter far above $46,430.
- An aide staff of 130 is not a market you can cite for technicians.
- Localize, and do not dramatize. The comparisons are 1.08, 1.01, and 1.02.
For recruiters
- Write the technician range close to $46,430. The upper quarter will not bail out a low median.
- Keep the pharmacist step off the technician draft. It is a different license and a small step of its own.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Delaware median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Pharmacists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Delaware is 8 of 48. A row links to the Delaware metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $152,880 is stated as about $152.9K. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. a comparison of 1.08 is stated as 8 percent. $165,170 is stated as about $165.2K. $38,500 is stated as about $38.5K. a comparison of 1.02 is stated as 2 percent. $37,680 is stated as about $37.7K. Rounded figures in the prose: $46,430 is stated as about $46.4K. $48,040 is stated as about $48.0K.
Sources
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